OIMP 28. Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq’s Past

Edited by Geoff Emberling and Katharyn Hanson

With an introduction by Professor McGuire Gibson, this up-to-date account describes the state of the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad and chronicles the damage done to archaeological sites by illicit digging.

Contributors include Donny George, John M. Russell, Katharyn Hanson, Clemens Reichel, Elizabeth C. Stone, and Patty Gerstenblith. Published in conjunction with the exhibit of the same name opening at the Oriental Institute April 10, 2008, this book commemorates the fifth anniversary of the looting of the Iraq National Museum.

Foreword. Gil J. Stein

Preface. Geoff Emberling

Map of Iraq

Time Line of Events

The Looting of the Iraq Museum in Context. McGuire Gibson, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

The Looting of the Iraq Museum Complex. Donny George, Stony Brook University, with McGuire Gibson, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

Efforts to Control Damage to Sites and Monuments. John M. Russell,Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Why Does Archaeological Context Matter? Katharyn Hanson, University of Chicago